tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5161027343663005383.post7769058873886224289..comments2023-03-16T06:02:13.168-07:00Comments on Jan's Thoughts: Cursive WritingJanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03266546931345084520noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5161027343663005383.post-39639744376120564612011-10-24T13:30:29.175-07:002011-10-24T13:30:29.175-07:00And another piece of our 'gentility' is lo...And another piece of our 'gentility' is lost forever!Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5161027343663005383.post-87462835492427951432011-08-24T17:51:37.714-07:002011-08-24T17:51:37.714-07:00True story:
I had just the previous day heard on t...True story:<br />I had just the previous day heard on the news about Indiana not continuing to teach cursive writing anymore. While checking out at Petco, and as I was signing the charge slip for my purchases, I mentioned "I wonder what people will do when cursive writing is no longer taught and no one can sign their names anymore." The check-out girl answered me with " I use a star". <br />Wow! This told me she couldn't write cursively nor sign her name so I then said " Hmmm, wouldn't that be easy to steal?" <br />She said "no since no one knows about it except for my bank." <br />I then thought "maybe no one knows about it but you just told me, a random customer, that you can't sign your name and you use a star as your signature that your bank recognizes as a signature for your transactions!!!" <br />Were I one to, I sure could steal her stuff, since her name was on my charge slip!!!<br />I guess the moral is, we still need to teach cursive writing or hope to god the people we meet are trustworthy!jsaseenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14255964429915875727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5161027343663005383.post-55748663444316171312011-08-17T19:33:19.823-07:002011-08-17T19:33:19.823-07:00Sorry to say, but I think most handwritten documen...Sorry to say, but I think most handwritten documents will go away in the next ten years. The upside is that communication will actually improve, and fewer errors will be made. My sons text me and even if they have typos, at least I know what it says. :)L.J. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10213491074676394406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5161027343663005383.post-17858537691886201172011-08-15T15:10:14.869-07:002011-08-15T15:10:14.869-07:00Jan,
I'm with you! My sons were "exposed&...Jan,<br />I'm with you! My sons were "exposed" to cursive in second grade--and that's it. Now they have sloppy printed handwriting to show for it, and they have trouble reading notes I write. Not only will future generations not be able to write longhand, but they won't be able to read monographs. It's sad.Keri Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13958093932654844690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5161027343663005383.post-2768824842007297212011-08-15T14:34:54.780-07:002011-08-15T14:34:54.780-07:00Jan - Am I the first person to comment on your new...Jan - Am I the first person to comment on your new blog? How cool!!<br /><br />I have to admit, my handwriting is awful. I learned to type when I was twelve, and typing has always been my chosen form of communication. I started out clunking away on my dad's old Royal (or it might have originally belonged to my grandfather - not sure), and later moved up through several stages of IBM Selectrics. When word processor hit the computer age, I was thrilled - and I've never looked back!<br /><br />I'm always mystified and a little awed by people who can write their stories in longhand. If I did that, no one would ever be able to read a word - probably including me!Becke Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05347467350985614111noreply@blogger.com